Neil Young rocks on, his belief in the joy of music is profound and his archive is remarkable - he truly has been the soundtrack of my life!

He took his dislike of MP3 and low-resolution music replay in general to the degree that he and the late Charlie Hansen of Ayre Acoustics developed the Pono Player.

A site was built that supported hi-resolution files. The players were offered as a standard colourway in yellow and black or as an engraved aluminium signature edition supported by a raft of artists who had heard them and were convinced by the notion.

The initial kick-starter offering was enormously successful and funded the release of a Toblerone shaped pocket player that delivered a replay that restored the boogie in the music bleached out by the i machinery of the time.

The site failed in the streaming wars but the players live on - I use the JRiver media platform as it has an affinity for Pono but I believe other sites work.

I have two of these and as I de-clutter and reduce I will sell one, the James Taylor Signature - as pictured and working and sounding as it should.

I rotate my two (the other is a CSNY) and use mostly Naim equipment and either Chord or Naim or QED interconnects - I am including QED cables for 3.5mm aux or to Naim Din. The sound is clear, detailed and organic with the musicality I treasure - worldwide ownership is the best recommendation (The likes of John Atkinson, Richard Dane et al...)

As pictured, with leather case, instructions and welcome note, Pono charger with cable and an adaptor to suit, 2 x QED cables and the original outer box (the wooden box was not shipped to NZ due to our customs restrictions).

These sell occasionally internationally and I have priced this accordingly. Please ask any questions before the auction ends. Free shipping within the Motu only.